Avoid This Opening Trap!! | Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon | GM Naroditsky’s Top Theory Speedrun

[@Brinoctopus]

Daniel, if you are reading this, I hope you're well. Thank you for the content. Very informative.

[@kevinshevlin6815]

This is the most formal KZbin comment I've ever read. Nice and wholesome.

[@96merluzzo]

Why should he not be well?

[@BRNRDNCK]

Change it to “Since you are reading this” because he will read it at the same time that he reads it

[@96merluzzo]

@@BRNRDNCK huh?

[@agileduck5773]

“I hope you’re well”: hilariously threatening

[@dhruvraina5590]

Danya: "Now I know a lot of you are thinking rook B1 but that's a blunder" Me, thinking rook B1: 🙄

[@jordanthejq12]

Rook B1, Rook B1, make a move that makes no sense...

[@cosMYs891]

😃

[@jswave08]

That move literally is crazy...

[@emrevurgun8328]

I'm around 1700 as well and i used to never see accelerated dragons at my level and ever since you started the speedrun its like every other game is an accelerated dragon game, you are quite popular i guess :D

[@markgray8707]

That's how I feel down at 1200 when Eric Rosen was playing the Stafford Gambit. Everyone was playing it and losing.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

I love how that single a3 move caused the opponent to go from equal to drowning in custard in one move. You can just imagine them thinking "oh I learned about prophylaxis from that KZbin guy, time to put it into action". Danya's expression and voice change at 2:35 is also hilarious.

[@maxkho00]

a3 wasn't what drowned them; not even allowing the centre fork trick drowned them. It was their response to the centre fork trick that killed their position.

[@SnapThority]

that move isn't even prophylactic, it doesn't do anything, there's no bishop coming there to pin knight

[@jestnutz]

Castles or pawn a3? Lmao

[@willtcox]

Starting to understand why Danya's opponents don't like playing into the Accelerated Dragon.

[@monderelhawari2883]

22:00 Judas bishop takes d7 checking his own king 😔

[@yannickfaerber8261]

This got a laugh out of me 😂

[@airavatarebirth9437]

I can never get enough of your instructional Chess videos! Absolutely elated everytime I see that notification pop up like "YES! A NEW VIDEO!"

[@Alex9tenGaming]

This is the best video i've seen of you with the accelerated dragon. I will save it and rewatch it dozens of times.

[@fibonacci5643]

the combination of doing puzzles everyday and your insanely good explanations have me spotting some of the tactics before you point them out! :) thank you for being the best chess educator out here danya

[@characterreporter4420]

I don't understand why people play a 15 min+ game and then use only use only 2 minutes of their time and loose.

[@nathanielswets4868]

Well keep in mind that they are thinking while danya is talking

[@Scotch_gambit97]

I know exactly why this is happening. People often play not only 15+10, but also 10+0 and they pretty much experienced time lose. Yeah I say it's habit. They play 15+10 just like when they play 10+0

[@jonasjrgensen2637]

Some players like to play but don't like to think

[@Berek71182]

0:40 I guess people don't like to play the open Sicilian because of bad experience. I remember my time as chess newbie developing an intense fear and hate towards open sicilian. Because (open-) sicilian players are always ahead in the theory anyways -> often resulting in losing games for white. So the META-Game is to "torture" the sicilian player with the alipin or closed sicilian in hope the sicilian player lack theory in these openings.

[@victorBQ27]

You're, by far, the best chess teacher on the internet. I have been following your speedruns since your first posted them. Thanks for everything Daniel.

[@DexterHaven]

He makes it so clear. Imagine if he taught 'sex ed' in high school... "Now, this move I call the 'accelerated piston'..."

[@rishisakthivelu9685]

The line at the start of analysis (that begins with e5) is pretty amazing. Thanks Danya ❤️

[@spark5010]

22:00 Bishop takes d7 with CHECK!!!!

[@desmundreid3368]

I truly cannot thank you enough for these amazing instructive videos. The Accelerated Dragon is something new I have been playing so these ideas are gonna be implemented. Thank you very much for everything you do Sensei. 🙏🏽

[@Vanegas.3]

You make it look so easy, then I go and hang all my pieces in the process 😁

[@brontesenth]

Love the content! It's helping me improve vastly!

[@pivdb]

Hey Danya. Love your videos! :) Would it be possible to make a long video (or video's) on your opening recommendatinos of this speedrun?

[@daymongray3516]

I watched this live for the first time today. Nice close game. Especially trading with tempo and logic to open the middle while ahead in development.

[@aevillarreal]

Incredible as always Danya thanks for these vids

[@derekrios8691]

It's crazy how sharp this line is. By move 10 already have an advantage with black.. love the great content Danya

[@douglasb88]

I've been trying to learn the accelerated dragon and this is super helpful!

[@DarkSideChess]

Hyperaccelerated is pretty fun too, so many people play Qxd4 after cxd4 and get rekt.

[@TheDibule]

Wow, always impressed by Danya’s clinical precision. Opening, middle game, endgame, every little mistake is exploited perfectly. 👍

[@musical_lolu4811]

Titled players are something else man. I've even seen FMs being crazy lethal on the board, squeezing all hope. But GMs are on another level.

[@johnmorley2758]

Great details, thanks Danya. Already winning some extra games off the back of this lesson!

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

Nice game ! Hope we get an open accelerated when whites Queen comes out early to attack blacks h8 rook. That would be a good line to go over. Thanks sensei Danya !

[@partha74]

Wonderful and informative as always Danya. Keep it up 😀😀

[@MajorAddiction]

Love the tactical lines shown in this video. Super sick

[@Jlane31]

Great video as always Danya. Your ability to explain and demonstrate concepts goes beyond chess and is appreciated in every way

[@Brian-wg9wk]

Thanks! I never knew what to do after the exchange and e5. I would play d6 and white would castle queen side.

[@l0vr036]

Best educational chess content by far, and its all free. I love Danya.

[@worldstatic]

Thanks!

[@unacarstensen3181]

I'm absolutely convinced that by now my cat recognizes your voice 😅 I love your content, thank you!

[@stefanpetrov5247]

Awesome video as always! Thank you for helping us become better!

[@Amoeba_Podre]

Finally! Someone who plays the open sicilian

[@VivekGawande1]

Ikr! Above 1800 everyone plays open Sicilian and I found out today i was playing it incorrectly

[@Amoeba_Podre]

@@VivekGawande1 I reccomend watching his first speedrun, it has a ton of accelerated dragon content

[@aluminiumknight4038]

And then immediately plays a non theory move,

[@marcossandoval7048]

On the rise past 1000 rating and i feel out of my element watching 1700 games, but it's still super instructive to see the proper sequence of moves that helps get an advantage. I've yet to stop watching any of the speedruns! Thanks for the instruction Danya!

[@whitecloude82]

Danke!

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Daniel went into full GM mode here... omg... the post game analysis blew my mind.... I pity the fool who plays e5 in my next game.

[@redbat7216]

Awesome video Danya! Just got to ask if it's just me that hears the audio quite low, anyone experience the same issue?

[@joeanon8568]

What does "minus over plus" mean? I guess it's shorthand for a bad eval?

[@manfrom20xx13]

white is much worse.

[@matthewb5451]

It means Black is much better

[@spark5010]

+- means White is much better += means white is slightly better = means .... equal same if - (minus) is at starting then black is better

[@petrambrus5963]

+- = white is winning, -+ = black is winning.

[@DD-ze1ki]

I hope Daniel plays the Caro-Kann in the next speedrun :)

[@micke7]

Interesting analysis!

[@mcshuffleprince3426]

many GM would stop, after black take our knight in c6, it will good for us. And never tell how to punish white after taking it. Many people take the knight and our position crumble from there. Yes we have major pawn in centre but can't push pawn and bishop have no square to develop.And we are one piece down in the board due to inactive.

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

Wow e5 f5 is simply soul-crushing. Textbook submission.

[@ethan073]

18:00 correct & add to study rep

[@Grannyknockers]

I like how Danya allows the opponent to grab a meaningless a pawn cause you know white was licking his chops at the sight of that hanging pawn for about 3 moves in a row

[@Vincent-gt3gx]

You killed it!

[@tommydashed4205]

I think the opponent played a3 because they were worried about ...Na5 after Bc4 and wanted a square for the bishop. Not saying it is good, just stating my thoughts.

[@mijaelelvischupavilca7802]

Best serie ever

[@tiagohello]

Great video, thank you!

[@pold111]

i never knew how powerful the accelerated dragon could be, i thought it was just something to prepare for bxa1

[@xx-jk1iq]

12:25 isn't the more clinical move Be5 here because it poses the most direct threat? It attacks the white knight which defends the white rook so if we had an extra turn, we would take the knight, removing the defender of the rook. If white trades rook, we queen for free. If white moves the knight, we take the rook for free. At the worst, we gain a full rook. I'm not saying that f5 isn't winning, just that it takes more time to create a legimate threat so I wonder why Danya didn't mention it. Perhaps he just missed it, but if he did, then I would be very proud of myself since that move was the first that came to mind to me once I tried looking for a better move than immediately queening.

[@benjaminanderson6856]

Levy been talking smack homie, 'bout time Danya gave him that smoke and teach him what a beat down feels like from a super GM 👊

[@bignubnumismatics]

Thanks Danya!

[@obscurelines]

I often think that when these games are one sided at this level it's because the player isn't cheating.

[@KancerKowboy]

"Nothing insane" that was pretty insane, I would have botched that pretty badly

[@parkerkunz5687]

Wow that was so precise it was like chess surgery

[@jacobhenes9644]

Ah another night where Danya sings me to sleep

[@Skeleton67874]

There is so much grand pixel,rossolimo as well as alapin mengarini...najdorf is safe

[@benjaminanderson6856]

What to do if my opponent pushes against my kingside early in the dragon? Can't castle queen side as my first move pushes forward a queens pawn, this weakening the king if I castle queen side, this is my biggest problem.

[@Flay10]

If your opponent pushes early on the side of the board, he's neglecting the center, to which you can then strike in yourself.

[@leo-um6yt]

Conventional wisdom says that an attack on the flank should be responded to by an attack in the center

[@tommydashed4205]

Thats the point of the accelerated dragon. To save a tempo for playing ...d5. If they pawn storm early then just play ...d5 and open the center.

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@CSRunner7]

Does the Centre Fork trick just help give that side a better position as material wise the other side get the pawn back. Just not sure if it’s always worth playing it when available?

[@jerviswinter3236]

I am excited to see a chessable course for accelerated dragon.

[@DarkSideChess]

Eugene Perelshteyn just published one for hyperaccelerated.

[@jerviswinter3236]

@@DarkSideChess That'll do. Thank you very much

[@aidenhastings6341]

Makes we want to try the Sicilian

[@gregoriolobato3033]

Nat Geo voice: Now we can see how the python squeeze the life out of his prey hinch by hinch

[@aleskeraxmedoglu2711]

nice

[@sureshtvmala]

"This is like minus plus" - Daniel Naroditsky

[@safeuse3675]

İ hope you wont just finish speedrun by the time you hit around 2200 like the speedrun before. Because the high rated games are the most beneficial ones for me( i guess for all of us) and we would like to see 1700-1800+ games for a longer period. There are more theory lines, more advanced maneuvers, players dont lose to 1-2 move tactics immediately and of course there is more room for analyse after game

[@shahidnoor7620]

Can anyone tell me why white did not castle at time 7:55 before the queen trade ?

[@rahul0000]

How to study the theory? Should we mug up all the variation?

[@SumNutOnU2b]

Not sure why Nd2 instead of Ng3 was never mentioned. I know white is still worse but to me it looks better than what actually happened.

[@P.sherman45]

As a 1800 player, I knew the move was Kb8, not Kd5 😃😂 ( white trick to push e6 in the opening )

[@louaynajar6722]

i love you man

[@nickolasscott6417]

22:50

[@GerritRichter]

Please more accelerated dragon!!!!

[@user-bu8nc9jt9y]

Do you have a book? I feel like you'll write a good one

[@JoseAguilar-lx9ub]

Omg this is so good I wish i knew you in real life i would be a better player I have one question is it memorization or you know all this moves by heart i ask this because if I would study this opening accelerated dragon there’s so many variants an i think it would be so hard to remember do you have any suggestions on how to get better at remembering or is just main lines

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Puzzles

[@nathanielkroeger9769]

Search "yasser seriawan accelerated dragon". He gives a really good explanation for *why* each move gets played. If you know the motivation behind the moves, you aren't "memorizing an opening", you're understanding the ideas behind it and acting on them. Then even when someone goes off the beaten path, you still have a plan for what you should do

[@nathanielkroeger9769]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2S8ZYSIlJKIpsU

[@travisnobleart]

Get a diary book and work out the lines, read up the moves from other grandmaster games and find out why the move is played, or reason out for yourself why it's played. Also, you can draw out the chess positions in your diary, simplified if you like to just a 3 x 3 or 4 x 4 position. Judit Polger mentions this in one of her books.

[@wombocombo516]

22:12

[@bryander9041]

How does simple logical play crush a 1700? This must mean I’m not able to play simple logical chess. Maybe some day if I watch more of these vids.

[@n8han1]

At 3:30, the knight is protected by a pawn. So based on your 'is a pin dangerous?' rule, this in my head seems like any other bisschop-knight pin in the opening. Which nuance am I missing in that rule of thumb?

[@outkillagaming9131]

There are 2 attackers on the knight, so you would lose a pawn if it wasn’t defended again. And the bishop taking would be a fork and win the rook. Hope this helps

[@SmithCS]

This is quote an anomaly of people not playing open Sicilian

[@ConClasher3]

Me who only ever plays the Caro Kann - hmm defs won’t make this mistake😂

[@gorillachamp5271]

Literally everyone plays the open sicilian against me I dont get it 😅

[@dannytamale860]

W chess content

[@Palimoe90]

Hi daniel do you have any courses I can buy ?

[@kmbm23]

Ive been facing more sicilians of late. Danya effect.

[@peterflom6878]

And this is why people play other moves on move 2 and 3

[@pieohpie]

Absolutely obliterated daaaamn 😂

[@maxthorne4948]

someone play a smith morra against danya

[@twelveclouds292]

🎉🎉🎉

[@johnobrien6415]

Re the center fork trick: did anyone else notice that white could have desperado-ed her bishop and gotten the pawn back with Bxf7+?? I don't think I would've played it knowing that white could have done that.

[@constantijndekker8343]

I think he should have covered that. But you can take back with the rook on f7 and you have the half open f-file and the bishop pair in the resulting position after Nxe4.

[@johnobrien6415]

@@constantijndekker8343 true, I realized that. And in a double K-pawn game that would be good for black. Maybe still is, but with the k-side also fianchettoed, if white manages to exchange the other bishop the black king is drafty. It would have been better than what was played.

[@christianaustin782]

When did white have bxf7+?

[@johnobrien6415]

@@christianaustin782 When black went Nxe4, what the "Narod" called the center fork trick. Instead of going Nxe4, d5 Bc4-e3 dxe Bxe4. What was chosen in the game just lost. I think the addition of the fianchetto makes blacks King a little loose, though Black could still be better.

[@KevinCaffrey]

24:26

[@emrevurgun8328]

i encounter a lot of people randomly playing a3 with white in some many positions where it isnt good and it makes me angry really, i mean what could be going in people's heads? such a dumb move. i guess they want to restrict the knight but play like that is only acceptable below 1000 in my opinion

[@andremarques1088]

That is actually a line against the Sicilian. It is called a3 Sicilian or Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation. Gothamchess suggests this line for black as it throws people off by surprise. But with correct play, black Is fine. It has some similarities with the wing gambit.

[@emrevurgun8328]

@@andremarques1088 yeah most thigns like that are playable. especially in amateur play but im just not fan of it since there are far more reasonable openings and in slower games white should loose like half the time.

[@andremarques1088]

@@emrevurgun8328 I know but if you are Sicilian Player you have to deal with that find a way to counter it .( I also play the sicilian)

[@witheringhs7766]

25:02 every time i try this with black they just sac the bishop with check and then take my knight

[@softan]

Then you should thank them for being so nice as to give you the center. After they take your knight you play D5 with tempo and chase the knight away, then you play e4 with tempo and chase the other knight home to g1. Congrats you have a commanding lead.

[@qwertywarrior]

Thank you based Даня.

[@XVRMEDIA]

Maroczy coming soon 😃😃😃

[@joefawcett7166]

Nothing insane... *calmly plays a line that would beat most 2000s*

[@loganbenson3266]

It’s a trap!

[@aluminiumknight4038]

How do you feel about studying the accelerated dragon when white has a million anti sicilians?

[@pieohpie]

Danya, we need courses from you! Take my money!! 😂

[@joshuaharney1181]

Plays player named Anita and assumes it’s a girl/woman. A bold assumption, Rebecka.

[@aw-g]

Lol

[@raduluca7006]

Play and 1.d4 for the god sake